The Stein Years--A Time of Advancement and Prosperity

Authors

Edward S. Adams, University of Minnesota Law SchoolFollow

Publication

Minnesota Law Review

Volume

82

Page

1527

Year

1998

Abstract

When the seven-year administrationof the school's sixth dean,CarlA Auerbach,ended,thenewLawSchoolbuildinghad become a reality, and Dean Auerbach's principal goal was achieved. As Auerbachpassedthe torchto RobertA Stein, how- ever, he did so amid controversy and widespreadfrustration at the Law School with the legislatureregardingbudgets and class size. Stein,atageforty,wasyoung,energetic,andableto achieve the balanceofwhatDeanAuerbach termed "scholarlyattainment with administrativesavvy." As Stein ascended to the ranks of what he describedas "thebest law school deanshipopportunity in the country,"' he was unanimously viewed as an "extremely ener- getic, enthusiasticand responsive man. 2 Chosen because he was perceived by both faculty members and administratorsalike as an open, easygoingperson who was able to communicate effec- tively, Dean Stein's optimism proved to be the perfect ingredient for the Law School at the time.

Comments

In Pursuit of Excellence--A History of the University of Minnesota Law School, Part VII

Recommended Citation

Edward S. Adams, The Stein Years--A Time of Advancement and Prosperity, 82 Minn. L. Rev. 1527 (1998), available at https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/faculty_articles/95.